Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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